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Accident Summary Nr: 113946.015 - Employee is struck by steel lid and sustains head and face i

Accident Summary Nr: 113946.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1380756.015	02/27/2019		237990	Kalamazoo, City Of

Abstract: At 11:45 p.m. on February 21, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a municipal public services department, was cleaning out a large "hot box" hopper used for asphalt pothole repair. The employee raised the lid of the box using a remote control device. He apparently stood too close to the hopper while the hopper lid was open. As he raised the hot box to empty its contents, the heavy mechanical steel lid slammed shut, striking the employee in the head and face. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a broken nose, concussion, a back of the head laceration that required staples, and a laceration under the right eye that required stitches.

Keywords: Box Lid, Cleaning, Concussion, Construction, Eye, Face, Fracture, Head, Hopper, Hot Asphalt, Laceration, Maintenance, Nose, Steel Plate, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1380756.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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